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Genetic engineering is when the genetic code of an organism is changed to produce a desired trait. By taking two genes and combining them you produce the trait you want. All living things have DNA but none are

Rayondre, thank you for sharing these facts and your opinion. I understand your hesitation of genetic engineering, but think of all the great things it could do in the future. I agree with your hesitation on genetic engineering on the front of “designer babies”, or babies that their parents can pick their eye color, hair color, etc. I believe that we should be exploring more of how to prevent genetic disorders, such as down syndrome and cystic fibrosis.

I chose the application of medicine. I selected this application because I find it very interesting that doctors are able to insert healthy genes into a living person. Also, I nearly don’t believe a such thi

Genetic engineering plays a big role when it comes to the medical field. Engineers have been experimenting on plants to produce larger amounts of hormones, vaccines, medicinal drugs, and enzymes. All in all t

In the circumstances of genetic engineering in medicine I do not support this practice because it is not ethical to change oneself through science that is not a hundred percent trustworthy. Secondly, I don’t sup

Stress is apart of generally the everyday life of a person. When I get stressed out I do a few things. When my girlfriend makes me mad instead of stressing and reacting badly to her I put in my headphones and l

When using my technique I felt like I was in power of my own mind for once. I usually have no time to myself to think but by me listening to music I can close my eyes and clear my mind. Although after turning

Hi Rayondre
I really liked reading your post. I think your technique idea is helpful. I personally have try music as a way to lessen my stress. I think that it helps in some ways. It just kinda gives be a break. It allows me a minute to decompress. But then when the music stops and I have to face the thing that is stressing me out the stress level just increases from before the music. One idea that I think works is counting to ten. What other ideas do you have?

This is a technique I’ve used without even knowing it was one! I’m happy to hear someone else has similar ways of dealing with stress and bad situations. It’s a peaceful way to tune it all out and get your mind back on track and I think everyone should have their own way of figuring it out, so thank you for helping others find a comforting way to escape, even for a minute or two.

Some stressors that may impact my day to day life is watching all my close friends get gunned down and killed and knowing there wasn’t nothing I could do to prevent It. Another stressor for me is trying to

From the video it was surprising that the speaker was talking to a predominately white crowd. Although the crowd was majority white people it made me feel like they had to listen and know that African Americans

After talking with my girlfriends mom Brandi I learned more and her and where they came from. She began to tell me how her grandmother and grandfather were from Louisiana. They were what she called “mutts” beca

Ariel’s Essay Response: When Ariel starts off she addresses the issues on racism and how they effect a certain ethnic group. I think this topic is a good one because so many unseen or don’t want to be seen sit

Some stressors that may impact my day to day life is watching all my close friends get gunned down and killed and knowing there wasn’t nothing I could do to prevent It. Another stressor for me is trying to

As I was making the out this scene I would ask myself does this look how it would sound and does it set the mood like it would set a mood if you were reading it.
I learned about myself that I’m probably

From the David Tennant video he says that we still use Shakespeare because it’s a huge impact in today’s world such as the phrases and words that Shakespeare came up with. And in the “Why Study Shakespeare T

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